We don’t have to tell you there is a trend developing: cloud computing is the talk of the day and even the traditional software companies have (or are working on) decent internet applications. We’ll have a hotly competitive field here!
Some things don’t belong in the cloud (Final Cut Pro in a browser?) but cloud computing is the way to go if it’s all about sharing data. But we think it even gets better if you can combine cloud software with native software. Native software still gives you a snappier and faster interface, and makes it possible to keep working without internet access and that’s more then you would love. Here’s a little list that makes our lives as mac os x users a lot better. Products that combine the best of two worlds to enhance your workflow.

Droplr

Droplr is all about small file sharing on max os x: send images or small notes to friends, embed urls in twitter etc… Here a little video introdution:

Droplr is designed and developed by Josh Bryant of TinyCrumb and Levi Nunnink of Culturezoo. Download it at droplr.com

Cloud App

Application in private beta from the excellent spanish icon and user interface designer Jonatan Castro. His studio, Midtone Design, released a first version in september. Cloud app is a bit a generic name for what it does now: uploading images. Drag an image to the application and it uploads the image to a server.
It’s really good but needs some improvement, and maybe more features to make it true. getcloudapp.com

Scrup

Open source application made by one of the swedish designers at Spotify, Rasmus Andersson.
Scrup is for screenshots only. When you take one, it saves and uploads the file (to a server of your choice) and returns an url. That’s all, but really handy. Snow Leopard only.
Scrup 
 

Dropbox

Top notch! Dropbox works like an additional hard drive on your computer. You put stuff in there and it synchs with your webspace at Dropbox, and that all in a really simple and intuitive way. You can open up folders for friends and even publish a public link. You get 2Gig for free so you’re able to work with big files from the start.
Additional you can also use for version back up. You change a file and later regret the changes you made, don’t worry— you can go back to Dropbox’s web site and retrieve an older version.
dropbox.com

Evernote

Personal favourite. Evernote is designed for universal 24-7 access. You can use it on your desktop, online, or via your phone to keep your files and notes synced and up to date in all locations. You can also push screenshots and web pages straight to your Evernote account. Evernote works like a quick searchable and taggable notebook, and with built-in ocr you can also scan images. Evernote isn’t mac os x only, you’ll also find it for Windows, iPhone and even Android.
evernote.com

Evernote is a fantastic way of organizing data, thoughts, pictures and information. A favourite of me. It’s been my number one application to grab information from the net and to collect ideas. It makes articles and notes searchable through any platform: mac, windows, browser, iPhone, Blackberry. We can advice everyone to have a look at it: www.evernote.com

But to make it more applicable here. A personal guide on how to use Evernote for financials can be found here: Seven Ways I Use Evernote to Improve My Finances